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Originally Posted by mindoutside
how is it in the snow?
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As with most amateur/prosumer cameras the Panasonic is not totally weather sealed. Using it in a inclement weather will entail some risk, but as long as you try to keep it somewhat dry and shelter from driving rain or sleet you will be okay.
It's not meant to sit in a snowbank. To get complete weather sealing you will be looking at a substantially larger unit (probably not what you want to be packing into the backcountry) and spending substantially more money ($1000+)
Here is a typical review of the camera
https://www.trustedreviews.com/revie...asonic-hc-v770
If you are really concerned about weather proofing you may be better to go with something like
https://www.mcbaincamera.com/product...n_id=3012054.2 Though it is primarily a still camera it does do very good video. The problem with the 'tough' style of camera is they are usually limited to 3 or 5x zoom because of the constraints of keeping the lens totally enclosed in the weather sealed body.